4. Peter Long — £13.33 million ($22.08 million) — The Tui Travel CEO climbed from ninth to fourth in one year, according to the High Pay Centre, with a salary boost of 28.3%.

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3. Erik Engstrom — £16.18 million ($27.83 million) — Engstrom has been CEO of Relx Group (previously known Reed Elsevier) since 2009, one of the longest-serving on the list. Relx shares have doubled in value since 2009.

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2. Ben Van Beuren — £19.51 million ($32.31 million) — Van Beuren makes it into second place, despite being a new entrant into the top 10, according to the High Pay Centre.

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1. Sir Martin Sorrell — £42.98 million ($71.19 million) - the WPP chief not only keeps his top spot, but took home more than twice as much as his nearest rival last year, up 44% from 2013.